Lane
Lane Origin and Meaning
Lane is a unisex name equally accessible to boys and girls. Breezy, cool and contemporary, it might equally put in mind country lanes and banks of wildflowers.
As a word name, Lane means "small roadway or path", however, it could easily be used as a nickname or diminutive of Delaney, ("dark river"), Elaine ("shining torch"), or similar. Currently as a given name, it is used nearly 14 times more often on boys than it is on girls, however, the Layne spelling is used more evenly, the Laine form leans feminine, and Lainey is a Top 1000 choice for girls.
As a common surname, Lane is attached to such celebrities as Diane and Nathan, while as a given name, it it used in the English translated version of the novel Concerning My Daughter by Hye-Jin Kim.
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- Lane Brody (born Lynn Voorlas)American country music singer
- The Lane SistersAmerican singers and actress
- Diane LaneAmerican actress
- Martha Lane FoxBaroness Lane,Fox of Soho, British businesswoman
- Ava Lane Busbythe first born of the Busby quintuplets
Lane in Pop Culture
- Lane KimRory's best friend on TV's "Gilmore Girls."
- Lane Danielscharacter in movie "Beauty and the Briefcase"
- Lane Bryantplus,size clothing chain
- Lois Lanecharacter in the Superman series
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